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Membership News I am delighted to be taking on the role of Acting Executive Director and will be working hard to increase the benefits available to all our members, including offering an enhanced events programme. This autumn the timetable starts with Women in Tourism, closely followed by our everpopular Media Masterclass in association with TravMedia. Tourism students should attend Future You at November's WTM to hear how to secure that key job. Later we will look at Tourism's Relationship with Charities. In association with the UNWTO and with the Olympics fast approaching we will discuss how mega sporting events can provide sustainable jobs. Geoffrey Lipman FTS will
chair the event, joined on the panel by Sandie Dawe FTS (Chief Executive VisitBritain), Taleb Rifai (Secretary-General UNWTO), Jeanine Pires (President EMBRATUR), Paul Wilkie (GM Travel,Visa) and John Battersby (Director, IMC South Africa). Nearer the end of the year our President Lord Thurso MP FTS will chair a timely debate looking at the Future of British Tourism. To book tickets online go to www.tourismsociety.org/events; alternatively, phone Daniel in the Secretariat office on 0208 661 4636. Gregory Yeoman MTS| Acting Executive Director gregory@tourismsociety. org
From the Chairman’s Desk I was delighted to be voted back as your chairman for my fourth and final year at the AGM. As a board we are always striving to meet the members' expectations; is it the thought-provoking events, the regional networking or is being a member enough? To date my term of office has ensured the financial stability of the Society, seen through the successful integration with TMI bringing with it a CPD program and raised the profile of the Society. However, there is still so much more potential in this unique body of knowledge and experience from across all sectors of the industry – inbound, domestic and outbound. I look forward to meeting John Penrose this month to present the Tourism Society credentials and explore how the Society's extraordinary wealth of knowledge can assist the future development and success of our industry.
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Congratulations go to Greg Yeoman on his promotion to Acting Executive Director. He is a loyal and experienced member of the Secretariat and will no doubt serve the membership with dedication and enthusiasm for many years to come. Alison Cryer FTS | Chairman, The Tourism Society
Book Reviews:The following reviews are available online at www.tourismsociety.org/bookreviews: Olympic Cities: 2012 and the Remaking of London (Ashgate, 2009); City Tourism: National Capital Perspectives (CABI 2009); Hospitality Business Development (Elsevier 2010) Congratulations to … Colin Dawson FTS, Chief Executive of the British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions (BALPPA), who received an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Welcome New Members Rosie Bates MTS Visit Devon 01392 332 828 rosie@visitdevon.co.uk www.visitdevon.co.uk Victoria North MTS The National trust 01793 817 898 vicky.north@nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk John-Likita Best MTS Tourism Ideas Promotion Services +234 802 318 0465 likitabest@yahoo.com Joanna Royle MTS Royle Consulting Ltd 01347 889 371 jr@royleconsulting.com Caroline Cooper MTS Canterbury City Council 01227 862 571 caroline.cooper@canterbury.gov .uk www.canterbury.gov.uk Rosanne Molyneux MTS LTC College London 0207 580 3659 rosanne_molyneux@yahoo.co. uk www.ltccollege.com Diana Roberts MTS Guildford Borough Council 01483 444 396 diana.roberts@guildford.gov.uk Dave Hughes MTS Tourism Plus 01622 727 472 hughes174@waitrose.com Lynnette Clark MTS Visit Kent 01227 862 791 lynnette.clark@visitkent.co.uk Edythe Coles MTS South East Cornwall Tourism Association
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01503 269 064 greenacorn@hotmail.co.uk www.secta.org.uk Christel Hartland MTS Coulsdon College 01737 558 041 christel.hartland@coulsdon.ac.uk www.coulsdon.ac.uk Silvia Barbone MTS JLAG 0208 133 8131 silvia@jlageurope.com www.jlageurope.com Emma Dadds MTS Thanet District Council 01843 577 637 emma.dadds@thanet.gov.uk www.thanet.gov.uk Sharon Chou MTS South Bank Employers' Group 0207 202 6913 sharon.chou@southbanklondon.com Michael Hancock MTS Destination Alliances Limited 0845 222 0105 michael@destinationalliances .co.uk www.destinationalliances.co.uk Amy Scarth MTS Informed Tourism 01803 712 155 amy@informedtourism.com Michael Swindell MTS Travel GBI/Travel Britain 0207 729 4337 travelgbi@talk21.com www.travelgbi.com Andrew Clegg MTS University of Chichester a.clegg@chi.ac.uk www.chiuni.ac.uk Alan Machin MTS 01132 832 600 amachin@blueyonder.co.uk Ian Ailles MTS Wyndham Exchange and Rentals 0208 762 6603 ian.ailles@wyndham.com www.wyndhamworldwide.com Margaret Price MTS SMP 01759 306 600 onemargaretprice@tiscali.co.uk Continued on Page 14
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